Chapter 18 - Canopy & Turtleback

Follow the links below for details on each part of this chapter:

• Step 1 - Building the Turtleback Form
• Step 2 - Construction of Turtleback and Inside Layup
• Step 3 - Turtleback Bulkhead and Rib
• Step 4 - Contouring and Glassing the Outside of the Tutleback
• Step 5 - Installing Windows
• Step 6 - Installing Hinges on the Longerons
• Step 7 - Installing the Upper Half of the Firewall
• Step 8 - Installing the Turtleback
• Step 9 - Engine Mount Reinforcements
• Step 10 - Installing the Canopy
• Step 11 - Building the Canopy Frame
• Step 12 - Carving the Inside Foam
• Step 13 - Laying up Canopy Hardware Reinforcements and the Inside Skin
• Step 14 - Provision for Removeable Fuselage Top
• Step 15 - Installing Canopy Hinges, Cutting out Frame, and Installing Drip Rail
• Step 16 - Installing the Fuselage Top
• Step 17 - Canopy Lip & Instrument Cover
• Step 18 - Installing Access Door
• Step 19 - Installing the Canopy Latches
• Step 20 - Safety Catch
• Step 21 - Canopy Handle
• Step 22 - Canopy Stop
• Step 23 - Cockpit Ventilation

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